Stress systems in aeolotropic plates, III

Abstract

The stress distribution round a circular hole in an infinite aeolotropic plate subjected to tension in one direction is found theoretically in the case when the material of the plate has two directions of symmetry at right angles to one another. Numerical work is carried out using the elastic constants found in experiments made with specimens cut from the highly aeolotropic woods spruce and oak. An attempt is made to apply the calculated stress concentrations in conjunction with measurements of ultimate strength to determine the kind of failure that might be expected near a hole in a highly stressed wood plate.